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London-based Nick Vinson and Avanti Architects have renovated the residence at the Italian embassy in London to highlight the quality of Italian design, showcasing products from brands including Molteni & C, B&B Italia, Flos and Poltrona Frau. Vinson collaborated with heritage specialists Avanti Architects to refresh and update the residence on Grosvenor Square to ensure […] More
London studio Bureau de Change has created an Athens store featuring intricate metalwork and an asymmetric window for Greek jewellery designer Nikos Koulis. Occupying a 1960s building on Voukourestiou Street, the flagship store takes cues from Nikos Koulis’ geometric jewellery designs. The shopfront features an asymmetric window and aluminium details Greek architects Katerina Dionysopoulou and […] More
Aerospace company Vast has worked with interiors studio Civilian to bring a human-centred feel to its Californian headquarters, which incorporates a mission control centre and clean room dedicated to the building of space stations. A start-up that is only four years old, Vast is building the world’s first commercial space station, the Haven-1. It is […] More
From a Barcelona apartment to a home extension in Sydney, our latest lookbook rounds up interiors humbled by the presence of wooden milking stools. Milking stools are a form of primitive seat comprised of three legs attached to a, usually circular, top. Traditionally made from wood, they were designed to be straightforward and cheap to make, […] More
Lush planting surrounds this airport lounge in Calgary International Airport, designed by Montreal studio Ménard Dworkind. The Aspire WestJet Garden Lounge is an extension of the existing Aspire lounge in the airport’s Transborder terminal. The Aspire WestJet Garden lounge is located within the Transborder terminal at Calgary airport Located in an open area below the […] More
Venice architecture studio AMAA has converted spaces within the 19th-century town hall of Arzignano, Italy, into a cafe that combines original details with bespoke contemporary elements. Caffè Nazionale is located within Arzignano’s Palazzo Municipale, originally designed by architect Antonio Caregaro Negrin in the late 19th century. AMAA has created a cafe and restaurant inside Arzignano’s […] More
Architecture firm Neri&Hu has transformed the carcass of Tbilisi’s former central post office into a 239-room hotel while preserving its distinctive modernist facade. The studio’s first project in Georgia saw founders Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu tackle one of the capital’s most prominent Soviet-era ruins, set on the main artery of Rustaveli Avenue. Neri&Hu has […] More
The Fantastic Four: First Steps is a superhero movie set in an alternative mid-century modern universe. Production designer Kasra Farahani explains how he used sets informed by the architecture of Oscar Niemeyer and Eero Saarinen to make it feel real. Farahani aimed to create a realistic yet fictionally futuristic version of 1960s New York, complete with mid-century-informed […] More
New York studio General Assembly drew on Californian modernism for the renovation of this 1960s villa in The Hamptons, featuring pine-green tiles and a stainless-steel soaking tub. The studio also referenced the area’s historic homes when designing the 1,400-square-foot (130-square-metre) holiday home in Amagansett in East Hampton. The holiday home features striking material combinations “The […] More
